An Introduction to Urban Air Quality
Concawe factsheet on Urban Air Quality. Background to Urban Air Quality: Urban air quality is a label used to describe air quality in cities and large towns where there is a particular concern about the exposure of populations to air pollutants. The effect of city infrastructure and layout on air flow patterns, and the large concentration of certain types of emissions such as domestic heating and transport, makes urban air quality non-compliances difficult to resolve. Each city may require a unique management approach to reduce population exposure. You can download the English fact sheet HERE.
The facts sheets have also been translated to other European languages, and you can download them below. More translations will be added once they are completed. Read other documents related to Air Quality here:
- An Introduction to Air Quality
- An Introduction to Passenger Car Emissions and Test Cycles
- European Air Quality Trends for NO2 and PM
- Real driving emissions of Euro6 diesel passenger cars and their impact on urban air quality